Motor-actuated toy



Nov. 20, 1928. 1,692,242 L. v. ARONSON MOTOR ACTUATED TOY Filed Aug. 14, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l i mm Wm? gwuentow 47 low: l/Ar'onsan Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES LOUIS V. ABONSON, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed August 14, 1926. SeriaLN'o. 129,255.

, This invention relates to motor actuated toys in which the motor element is actuated by being translated through space through friction generated by such translation.

More specifically it relates to motor actuated figures especially adapted to be attached to the pilot end of a motor vehicle either land or water, and still more specifically to toys in which the limb members there of are caused to move by operation of the motor.

The primary object of this invention is to provide adevice made in the semblance of a living being in which the members are caused to move in a life-like manner.

Also, among the objects of the invention is to provide means whereby, when the device is attached to a motor vehicle it may be fixed in more than one position, so as not to interfere with any necessary operation of the vehiole; such as filling the radiator.

The construction whereby the results sought are obtained is hereinafter described and claimed, and is illustrated in conventional form in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one of the many forms the device may assume, shown attached to the filling cap of a motor vehicle radiator, the dotted lines indicating the position the device assumes when the filling cap is being unscrewed. V

Fig. 2is a top plan view of the motor housing and its support taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a central, vertical, longitudinal section of the device shown in Fig. 1, the motor drive being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a detail of the hinged limb actuating member shown in perspective and viewed from the under side.

Figs. '1' and 8 are details of limb members shown in perspective.

Fig. 9 is a detail in perspective of the connecting rod that drives the limb actuating member from one of the motor gears.

In the practical application of this invention, there is provided an open bottomed, box

and 12 formed in its side walls, and connect-v ing rod openings 13 in the cover.

Said housing is hinged to a support 14 by means of bolts 15 and 16, 16 being provided with a wing 17, whereby the housing 10 may be secured invarious positions. The support 14 is suitably secured to the filling cap of a motor radiator, as by being clamped thereon by the motormeter 18. Wings .19 are struck up from the side walls of housing 10 so as to engage the under side of support 14, thus limiting the downward swing of housing 10 to a horizontal position. v

The toy proper, 20, is mounted on a pedestal 21 suitably secured to the top of the housing 10, as by having an abutment 22 resting on the housing and a threaded portion below said abutment extending through the top of the housing and a nut 23 clamping the housing against said abutment. The top of pedestal 21 carries a body by means of a septum 24 secured to said body and pedestal by brazing or otherwise. The septum 24 carries a right and left nut 25 in each end of which are screwed bearing posts 26. Said septum also has threaded openings 27 into which are screwed bearing posts 28. In the present instance, each side Wall of'body 20 has a circular portion removed, as indicated at 29. Nut 25 is located opposite the center of this cutaway portion. Mounted on hearing posts 26 are limb members having circular parts 30 nicely fitting openings 29 and provided with journals 31 which are mounted on the bearing posts 26. Said limb members are provided with hearing pins 32 on the innereface and pins 33 projecting from the outer face and adapted to engage a slide-away hereinafter to be described. Mounted on hearing pins 28 are additional limb members provided with journals 34 for mounting on bearing pins 28, and with elongated slideways 35 within which the pins 33 are adapted to slide. 7

Within the housing 10 is a link member 36 pivotally mounted at37. Said member 36 is provided at its free end with cars 38 to which are pivotally connected connecting rods 39, which rods 39 are mounted at their other end on hearing pins 32 referred to above.

Link member 36 has an ear l extending downward near its free end. Pivotally connected with said ear lO is a pitman rod ll mounted on the pitman pin L2 carried by the gear 43 in mesh with the pinion a l fixed on the sleeve bearing ii-5 carried by pintle 46, which pintle is mounted in pintle openings 11 and 12 above referred to. Also fixedly mounted centrally of sleeve bearing 4:5 is a motor wheel 47 having cup shaped blades 48, the cupped part of the blade facing the direction of travel of the vehicle.

It will be noted that housing is closed at its forward end by means of member 49 secured thereto in any suitable manner. The object of said closure is to limit the impingement of air to the lower portion of the propeller 47.

It is believed that the operation of the device described herein will be readily understood from the foregoing description of its component elements, which operation, briefly stated, is as follows The device being secured by means of support 14 to some exposed part of a motor vehicle, such as the radiator cap, movement of the vehicle causes air to engage the cups or propeller blades a8, back pressure on the propeller being prevented by the front end of housing 10. This rotation of the propeller turns pinion 44 and gear 43 and gives a reciprocating motion to link 36 through pitman rod 4E1. This reciprocating motion is transmitted by connecting rods 39 to the bearing posts 3:2 on the lower limb members, causing said limb members to oscillate on the bearing posts 26. This motion of oscillation of the lower limb members causes pins 33 to travel back and forth in slideways 35 which in turn causes the upper limb members to oscillate about bearing posts 528. It is to be noted that the location of pins 33 and slideways 35 is such that when one limb member is moving forward its companion is moving backward, and vice versa. This gives a most natural and lifelike simulation of running to the toy.

It is obvious that any type of motor wheel, such as a friction wheel adapted to be run on the floor, a wheel driven by a belt or otherwise would give the same life-like motion to the toy.

Having thus given the particular construction of my invention and explained in detail its mode of operation, what is claimed as new, and which I desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. A motor toy comprising, in combination, a body, limbs pivoted on said body, a motor housing, a support for the body mounted on said housing, a motor wheel a train of gears actuated by said motor whee apitman wrist pin carried by one of said gears, a link pivoted near the top of the housing, a pitman connecting said link and pin, pins on certain of said limb members, rods connecting said pins on the limbs and said links, other pins on the limbs having the connecting rod pins, slide-ways on the other limbs engaging said other pins, whereby when the motor wheel is rotated an oscillating motion is imparted to said limbs.

53. A motor toy, comprising, in combination, a body, movable limbs, a motor housing, means on said housing to support said body, a motor drive wheel so mounted in said housing that its axle is below the body of the housing, a closure for the forward end of the housing, a train of gears in said housing actuated by said motor drive wheel, a link pivoted in said housing, a pitman wrist pin on one of said gears, a pitman connecting said pin and said link, and means connecting said link and certain of said limbs, whereby rotary motion of the motor gives an oscillating motion to said limbs.

3. A motor toy comprising, in combination, a motor housing, a support for said housing adapted to be mounted on the filling cap of a motor vehicle radiator, a'figure with movable limbs mounted on said housing, a motor for actuating said limbs extending below said housing and normally below the top of a radiator upon the filling cap of which the device is mounted, and a hinged connection between said housing and support whereby the housing may be swung to clear the radiator to permit revolution of the cap.

4;. A motor toy comprising, in combination, a motor housing, a support hinged to said housing and adapted to be mounted on the filling cap of a motor vehicle radiator, a motor actuated figure mounted on the housing and a motor depending therefrom normally below the top of a radiator upon which the device is carried and operatively connected to the figure for its actuation, and stop means on the housing adapted to engage said support to limit the swing of the housing about said hinge, whereby said housing and motor may be swung clear of the radiator during revolution of the cap for its removal.

A motor toy comprising, in combina tion, a motor housing, pivots in said housing located adjacent its top and rear end, a support for the housing mounted on said pivot and adapted to be secured to the filling cap of a motor vehicle radiator, a motor actuated figure mounted on said housing, a motor depending from the housing normally below the top of a radiator upon which the device is mounted, said motor operatively connected to the figure for its actuation, and means on said housing below and behind said pivots adapted to engage the under side of the support thereby limiting the downward swing of the housing, whereby said housing and motor may be swung clear of the radiator during revolution of the cap for its removal.

6. A motor toy comprising, in combination, a body, movable limbs pivoted upon said body, a motor housing, a motor mounted the free end of said pivoted. link With'one therein comprising atrain of gears, a link pivof said limbs to cause oscillation thereof, and otally mounted at one end thereof in said means independent of said last named link 10 housing, a pitman pivotally connected at one to transmit oscillation from said link 01361- 5 end to said link between the ends of the latter ated limb to a remaining limb.

and its remaining end engaging a Wrist pin carried by one of said gears, a link connecting LOUIS V. ARONSON. 

